David, You & I
2007 · Jacksonville Theatre Guild
A Jacksonville Theatre Guild production directed by Ken Bradbury, David, You & I retells the life of the biblical King David — from shepherd boy and giant-killer to king — through Ken's signature mix of music, comedy, and big-cast spectacle. True to form, Bradbury frames the ancient story with playful anachronism: a gossip-columnist Walter Winchell narrates the rise and fall of the house of Saul, a Cuban nightclub fills with salsa dancers, and gangster "hoods" prowl among the soldiers, ballet dancers, and singing sheep. The show pairs a Young David (and Paperboy) with an Older David who looks back across his reign, weaving together Goliath, Jonathan, Bathsheba, Absalom, and Solomon into one sweeping, swinging pageant.
Cast
- Young David / Paperboy — Logan Bobb
- Older David — Rick Barger
- Ben — Nathan Carls
- Samuel / Dead Soldier 1 (announcer) — Sean Hall
- Bathsheba — Cathy Doyle
- Shania (Michal) — Jessica Lotz
- Twyla — Lynda Locke
- Jonathan — Andrew Waters
- Jesse / Ed / Nathan / Hood 4 — Kevin Klein
- Dead Soldier 2 (announcer) / Hood 1 / Shimea — Charlie Smerz
- Walter Winchell / Adonijah / Nethaniel — Grant Estes
- Mrs. Ed — Kayla Primm
- Saul — Brad Barnes
- Soldier / Abinadab — Jared Lotz
- Solomon / Hood 2 / Raddai — Jeremy Little
- Ammon / Uriah / Hood 3 / Eliab — Brock Hall
- Endor — Sylvia Burke
- Goliath / Absalom — Donn Stephens
- Featured Ballet Dancers — Hannah Stephens, Jessica Manker, Jeremy Little, Laura Roth, Logan Bobb
The singers, dancers, sheep, Cuban nightclub salsa dancers, finale dancers, soldiers (dead and alive), gangsters, war dancers, "Great to Be King" hoofers, and the subjects of Saul, Absalom, and Adonijah included: Madison Kauffman, Jonna Kaufman, Emily Davenport, Samantha Wolle, Laura Roth, Jessica Manker, Hannah Stephens, Hope Kyrouc, Kayla Primm, Kevin Klein, Brad Barnes, Grant Estes, Jared Lotz, Jeremy Little, Brock Hall, Andrew Waters, Sean Hall, Charlie Smerz, and Logan Bobb.
Production Staff
- Director — Ken Bradbury
- Production Coordinator — Linda Van Aken
- Assistant Production Coordinator — Logan Bobb
- Music Director — Ron Nimmer
- Vocal Director — Donn Stephens
- Choreography — Hannah Stephens
- Assisting Choreographer — Jessica Manker
- Musicians — Jeff Helton and Shawn Balding (guitar); Mark Levault (bass); Brad Davis (drums); Kayla Primm and Roger Wainwright (keyboards); John Hume (trumpet); Scott Nimmer (trombone); Bill Dethrow (saxophone)
- Set Design and Painting — Steven Varble
- Set Construction — Jerry Denight, Dennis Flynn, Coy Burnett, Steven Varble
- Lighting Design — Hannah DeLoche, JB Meier, Steve Tankersley, Steven Varble
- Lighting Operation — Hannah DeLoche, Jamie Klein, Breanna Klein, Kendi Klein
- Prompter — Mark Luth
- Sound Operation — Tom Deglman, Dean Huston, Craig Boyd
- Costumes — Janet Long, Karol Hill, Mariellen Hermes, Geri Ryan, Debbie Sullivan
- Makeup — Sylvia Burke, Kayla Primm
- Properties — Eric A. Thomas, Jamie Klein
- Publicity — Kristin Van Aken
- Programs — Steven Varble, Linda Van Aken, Kristin Van Aken
- Website — Michael Savage
- House Manager — Steve Moore
See the full production record at JTG Memories.